Altering Your Beam Levels Yourself? Here's Why You Shouldn't

Maybe you have had a change to your stock and the new pallets are too high to fit between the beams. By moving a beam level up a slot it would fit in perfectly? Is your warehouse needing an additional beam level to store more stock? Is there a wastage of space in your racks? By moving a beam down a slot or two it would then save space for something else?

It seems such a simple task, why would you need to bother consulting your racking supplier before moving the beam levels yourself? If it can be done in-house then it saves the seemingly unnecessary cost of a supplier having to make alterations to your Selective Pallet Racking system that you are quite capable of doing yourself.

But wait, have you considered the impact of altering your racking structure? Give a few minutes to read the guide before proceeding with your own alterations, maybe you will change your mind.

has hidden risks, dangers and cost that maybe you hadn’t thought of. When signing a contract with a racking supplier you probably didn’t read the fine print that you wouldn’t alter the structure without consulting them first.

Not only is it the supplier contract you are breaching but the Australian Standards: AS4084-2012. With every racking supplier bound by the Standards it states in section 8.1.3. that “No changes are allowed to the configuration or usage of the racking without the racking suppliers authorisation.”

equipment or personnel. Your racking provider would not be able to be held liable. So instead you would likely face the consequences.

In conclusion, as they say prevention is better than cure, and it is applicable in this instance. We can't stress it enough a racking structure should not be altered without a reputable racking suppliers authorisation.